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epa07803653 Leaders of Demosisto, a pro-democracy organization promoting self-determination for Hong Kong, Joshua Wong (C-R) and Agnes Chow (C-L) speak to the press after they were released on bail in Wan Chai police headquarters, Hong Kong, China, 30 August 2019. According to reports on 30 August 2019, political activist and Demosisto leader Joshua Wong and fellow Demosisto member Agnes Chow were arrested for their involvement in an unlawful assembly during the besiege of the Wan Chai police headquarters on June 21. For over two months, Hong Kong has been gripped by mass protests, which began in June over a now-suspended extradition bill to China and have developed into an anti-government movement. EPA/JEROME FAVRE